Joslyn Carter, LCSW is currently the Administrator of the New York City’s Department of Homeless Services. Appointed in 2017, she is responsible for managing the daily operations of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive municipal shelter system for homeless adults and families through a network of directly-operated as well as not-for-profit-operated facilities and programs.

Joslyn brings over 25 years of professional experience and knowledge to her position.  She received her Master of Social Work Degree from the Hunter College School of Social Work in 1993, and completed a post graduate Clinical Social Work Fellowship from Yale University in 1996, receiving clinical training in working with children and families. She has also served as an Adjunct professor at the Stony Brook School of Social Work.